Cost of living comparison
Madagascar is 6.5% more expensive than Sierra Leone.
If you lived in Madagascar instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
|
Sierra Leone
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$3.28
MGA15,105
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$4.52
MGA20,833
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.97
MGA4,485
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.66
MGA3,021
|
|
pay 33.0% less for groceries
|
Sierra Leone
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.96
MGA4,417
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.06
MGA23,313
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.72
MGA17,134
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.04
MGA9,392
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$2.70
MGA12,419
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.74
MGA3,406
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.34
MGA1,556
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.58
MGA2,658
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.38
MGA1,752
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.28
MGA1,280
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.39
MGA1,784
|
|
pay 7.0% more for transportation
|
Sierra Leone
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$4.51
MGA20,751
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? | ?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$14,708.95
MGA67,721,725
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$11.31
MGA52,094
|
|
pay 16.2% less for housing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$62.29
MGA286,799
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$299.81
MGA1,380,356
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$109.21
MGA502,838
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$32.30
MGA148,722
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sierra Leone
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$135.77
MGA625,124
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,892.46
MGA54,754,273
|
pay 29.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sierra Leone
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$0.91
MGA4,167
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$1.19
MGA5,480
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.59
MGA11,928
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$33.94
MGA156,260
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.79
MGA31,250
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Sierra Leone
|
Madagascar
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$18.59
MGA85,602
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$18.48
MGA85,080
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$79.19
MGA364,603
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$64.20
MGA295,596
|
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